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Walking

Brisk walking and yoga are my exercises of choice.  I like to take a longer walk on Sunday afternoons because they are not as busy.  This Sunday was so pleasant I ended up walking six miles.

I live in a small park.  If you walk the perimeter, you have gone (to be extremely generous) a half mile.  Walking the same loop eight times gets boring and also puts me at risk of having some resident think I am some kind of stalker.  So I tend to walk in the larger community of Venice.

This is the entry way to the park where I live, about a quarter mile until I reach other neighborhoods.



I can't tell you how many times someone has stopped in a car, rolled down the window and in a concerned voice asked if I needed a ride.

I cross the highway and get to the Circus Bridge.  This is where there is someone waiting to operate the draw bridge but there were only small boats out today it seemed.




I get to the Venetian Waterway Park along the Intracoastal and there are walkers, runners, and bicyclists.  There are boats going by and the boaters always wave to those of us poor folk on land.  This section is very close to the Venice airport and there are always lots of small aircraft traffic on weekends.  It may not look busy here, but it is really.


I walked to Shamrock Park and stopped to visit their small display garden


Bromeliad and my foot

These are labeled "Golden" something but they look purple to me

The garden is a very much a work in process.


 I stopped at this small park on the way home.  I thought I might see an alligator, but I only spied a couple of anhingas. They are also called snake birds because they really do look like snakes when they are in the water.


Comments

  1. AnonymousJanuary 22, 2018 at 9:58 AM

    I can do without alligators. Lol. Lovely area in Florida. You are indeed blessed.

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  2. Arkansas PattiJanuary 22, 2018 at 12:17 PM

    I had people keep offering me a lift also till I started carrying a hiking stick. Then they knew I was there by choice. It is also helpful if a nasty dog threatens.

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  3. joehJanuary 22, 2018 at 12:49 PM

    THat hiking stick is a good idea.

    My area is not as nice, I do my walking at the gym.
    Or the golf course in the summer.

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  4. RianJanuary 22, 2018 at 5:04 PM

    DH and I walked outside today too. It is in the 50's and sunny... although the wind is a little chilly. We usually walk in the mall, but with the flu so prevalent, thought we'd skip the crowded places. Your walk sounds nice... and I would have liked to see an alligator or two.

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  5. TaborJanuary 22, 2018 at 5:48 PM

    I slightly know that area. It is hard to get around if you do not live there. That walk sounds perfect and you should just keep it up!

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  6. Linda ReederJanuary 22, 2018 at 11:18 PM

    Walking is my exercise of choice also, and I walk in our neighborhood, usually. No one has ever offered me a ride! But then I have been walking around here for so long, I'm sure people just say "there she goes again".
    Your walk looks interesting, and flat!

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  7. Granny AnnieJanuary 23, 2018 at 8:42 AM

    Every morning when the weather is nice I think I will walk. It doesn't happen. Now I simply must start exercising properly for the sake of my heart. Maybe next week...

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  8. BarbaraJanuary 24, 2018 at 5:59 AM

    Looks like a wonderful stroll in the SPRING. I've been to Florida in the summer. No Way.

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